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  names:
    en: Seima Iwahashi
    ja: 岩橋星実
- names:
    en: (Elements Garden
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categories:
- Animation
category: Animation
classification: Vocal
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  names:
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    ja: 藤田淳平
- names:
    en: (Elements Garden)
- link: artist/12405
  names:
    en: Seima Iwahashi
    ja: 岩橋星実
- names:
    en: (Elements Garden
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  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Checkmate!?
    track_length: '4:38'
  - names:
      English: ∞Infinity
    track_length: '3:34'
  - names:
      English: Checkmate!? (Instrumental)
    track_length: '4:38'
  - names:
      English: ∞Infinity (Instrumental)
    track_length: '3:32'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/22
  names:
    en: PONY CANYON INC.
    ja: 株式会社ポニーキャニオン
    ja-latn: PONY CANYON INC.
  role: distributor
link: album/55705
lyricists:
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  names:
    en: RUCCA
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2015-11-17T07:20
  edited_date: 2021-10-01T10:14
  fetched_date: 2025-11-24T13:27
  freedb: 10
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 4318
name: Checkmate!? / MICHI
names:
  en: Checkmate!? / MICHI
  ja: Checkmate!? / MICHI
  ja-latn: Checkmate!? / MICHI
notes: 'M-01 - TV Anime "Dagashikashi" Opening Theme

  Composer: Junpei Fujita (Elements Garden)

  Arranger: Seima Iwahashi (Elements Garden)

  Lyricist: RUCCA

  Guitar: Nozomu Kanow

  Bass: Ryutaro Fujinaga

  Drum: Nobuo Eguchi

  Strings: Koichiro Muroya Quartet

  Percussion: Seima Iwahashi

  Recorded by Chie Sato (SOUND INN)

  Directed by Seima Iwahashi

  All Other Instruments & Programming: Seima Iwahashi

  M-02

  Composer: Seima Iwahashi (Elements Garden)

  Arranger: Seima Iwahashi (Elements Garden)

  Lyricist: RUCCA

  Guitar: Kodai Mochimasu

  Violin: Koichiro Muroya, Kyoko Ishigame

  Recorded at ARIA studio

  Directed by Seima Iwahashi

  All Other Instruments & Programming: Seima Iwahashi

  [SOUND STAFF]

  Sound Produced by Elements Garden

  Producer: Yuichiro Takahata (PONY CANYON)

  A&R: Akira Matsuo (PONY CANYON)

  Supervisor: Yasushi Ohshima (PONY CANYON), 向田真登 (PONY CANYON)

  Promoter: Yusaku Iwanade (PONY CANYON), Yusuke Katayama (PONY CANYON), Yusuke Terada
  (PONY CANYON)

  Digital Promotion: 小川徹 (PONY CANYON)

  Sales Promotion: 横場崇宏 (PONY CANYON)

  Release Operation: Kazuto Hiraga (PONY CANYON)

  Mixed Engineer: Yasuhiro Shirai

  Mastering Engineer: Yuta Tada (PONY CANYON)

  Artist Management: 安田貴裕 (PONY CANYON ARTISTS)

  Production Management: Asami Suita (ARIA entertainment)

  Chief Producer: Takahiro Sasaki (PONY CANYON)

  Executive Producer: Yoko Kogawa (PONY CANYON), 関根優ー (PONY CANYON ARTISTS)

  [PACKAGE STAFF]

  Art Direction & Photographer: Kitetsu Takamiya (67531graphics)

  Art Work Coordinator: Yoko Tanaka (67531graphics)

  [JACKET ILLUSTRATION]

  Illustration: Kanetoshi Kamimoto

  Finish Works: 中村千穂

  Background: 高木佐和子

  Composite: 本台貴宏

  Hair and Make Up: 宮本愛

  Stylist: Asuka Kuga

  Vocal Coach: Yoshimi Sugiura

  SPECIAL THANKS: Kotoyama, Shogakukan "Weekly Shonen Sunday", シカダ駄菓子, 玻名城均, 西條友和
  (Southern Crew), 田場吏'
organizations:
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  link: org/2244
  names:
    en: PONY CANYON
    ja: PONY CANYON
    ja-latn: PONY CANYON
  role: label
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  names:
    en: PONY CANYON INC.
    ja: 株式会社ポニーキャニオン
    ja-latn: PONY CANYON INC.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers: []
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platforms:
- Series
products:
- link: product/4071
  names:
    en: Dagashi Kashi
    ja: だがしかし
    ja-latn: Dagashikashi
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related:
- catalog: PCCG-01498
  date: '2016-01-27'
  link: album/55706
  names:
    en: Checkmate!? / MICHI [Limited Edition]
    ja: Checkmate!? / MICHI [Limited Edition]
    ja-latn: Checkmate!? / MICHI [Limited Edition]
  type: anime
- catalog: PCCG-01523
  date: '2016-03-16'
  link: album/56922
  names:
    en: Dagashikashi ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
    ja: だがしかし ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
    ja-latn: Dagashikashi ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
  type: anime
- catalog: DSP-02111
  date: '2016-11-02'
  link: album/65822
  names:
    en: Hey! Calorie Queen (Camellia's "Hi(calorie|tech...
    ja: Hey! カロリーQueen (かめりあ's "Hi(calorie|tech...
    ja-latn: Hey! Calorie Queen (Camellia's "Hi(calorie|tech...
  type: bonus
release_date: '2016-01-27'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 1350.0
reprints: []
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vocals:
- link: artist/17104
  names:
    en: MICHI
votes: 0
